Archive for July, 2011

The supermarket barbecue chook

My family arrived in Australia in January 1986. I have vivid memories from that year of my first Australian summer, when so many things were new. The sun rose much earlier than it did in Malaysia and shone impossibly bright when the most of our neighbourhood seemed to be still asleep. I learned to recognise […]

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Good Fortune Roast Duck House, Northbridge

After my breakfast at Greenhouse and macarons for morning tea at Jean Pierre Sancho, I walked around the shops a little while until I started to think about two things: having lunch and heading home. I wasn’t sure if I was ready for lunch right now, but I knew I’d definitely be hungry again by […]

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Macarons, Jean Pierre Sancho, Perth

After my delicious breakfast of slow-cooked eggs, wild mushrooms and grilled polenta and fresh orange juice at Greenhouse, I felt like a nice cup of tea and something sweet. Ever since I saw Jean Pierre Sancho’s brightly coloured macarons at the Good Food & Wine Show Perth I couldn’t get them out of my head. […]

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Mushroom Mania: Clarke’s of North Beach

We’ve wanted to dine at Clarke’s of North Beach ever since last year’s Largesse Dinner but various things kept popping up to thwart our dining plans. When I saw Clarke’s on the list of Perth restaurants participating in Mushroom Mania, I didn’t hesitate to make a dinner booking. On July’s menu is a first course […

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Mushroom Mania: Greenhouse, Perth

I had a day off on Monday and decided to have breakfast in Perth city. I had Mushroom Mania on my mind and headed to Greenhouse to try their dish of wild mushrooms, slow cooked eggs and grilled polenta (AU$16.50). Greenhouse is a sustainable restaurant with an unforgettable and eye-catching exterior. I wrote all about […]

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Malaysia Kitchen dinner with Alvin Quah

On Friday night, Jac and I attended a special Malaysia Kitchen dinner at the Good Food & Wine Show with several Perth food bloggers, their partners and Masterchef Australia Season 2 finalist Alvin Quah. Alvin is an ambassador for Malaysia Kitchen, a global campaign to promote Malaysian cuisine. I was looking forward to meeting Alvin […]

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Good Food & Wine Show Perth 2011

Jac and I both took a day off work on Friday and went to the Good Food & Wine Show at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre. We went to Perth city by train and took with us the trolley we bought at last year’s show, anticipating that we’d have lots of goodies to carry […]

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Lamingtons

I’ve mentioned lamingtons a few times recently and received some questions about them from readers – so I thought I’d write a post about the lamington. There’s no recipe here – there are plenty of recipes out there if you google “lamington recipe”. A lamington is a classic Australian cake: a cube of sponge …

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Mushroom Mania: Friends Restaurant, East Perth

More Mushroom Mania! We enjoyed a wonderful dinner recently at Friends Restaurant in East Perth. I’ll post an extended write-up of the entire meal soon, but for now, here are the mushroom dishes. One of the three (yes, three!) complimentary amuse-bouches was creamy mushroom soup served in dolly cups. In the soup were soft slivers […]

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Carlisle Bakehouse, Carlisle

We recently dropped by Carlisle Bakehouse to grab some sweet treats. I was surprised at how busy the small suburban bakery was on a Sunday morning, a promising sign! We left the shop with three brown paper bags which I held carefully, my mouth watering the whole way home at the smells of dough, sugar […]

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